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How I Did It: Creating a Personal Style Guide
I remember going clothes shopping over a decade ago, with a very picky and style-oriented friend, and they ran around the store, picking...
Jillian
Jul 20, 20189 min read
6 Ways Having a Kid Makes Me a Healthier Person
I've been under the weather all week, and it's given me a chance to reflect on how much better care I take of myself because of my...
Jillian
Jul 19, 20184 min read
Loving Myself Enough to Push Myself; Untangling Gentleness from Self-Doubt
As the words "self-care" took hold in our national dialogue, they spoke to me. A lifetime of crippling perfectionism and the accompanying...
Jillian
Jul 13, 20185 min read
5 Real Life Postpartum Must Haves
We had a better than average baby shower, but even still, very little we received that day prepared us for those first few weeks at home...
Jillian
Jul 6, 20183 min read
A New Kind of Resolution: Building a Better 2018
New Year's resolutions are fickle tools. On average only 8% of Americans achieve their resolutions each year, but people who make New...
Jillian
Jan 17, 20185 min read
Lessons From My Mother: On Anxiety, Love, and Self Care
I am wildly fortunate to have one of those moms other people wish was their mom. She's warm and easy to be around, bitingly funny, and...
Jillian
Nov 8, 20175 min read
Simple Meals + Snacks When You're Short on Spoons
I love to cook. I went to culinary school, and worked as a cook for years. Some days, that doesn't matter. If I am not careful about what...
Jillian
Oct 4, 20177 min read
Battle of The Longwear Lips: Unbiased Comparison of 7 Long Lasting Lip Colors Including Lipsense and
I love lipstick. I feel like it brings my face to life when I am feeling blah. What I don't love is reapplying, and wondering if my color...
Jillian
Aug 25, 20176 min read
Introducing the 5 Day Self Care Kickstart (Self Care 101)
KICKSTART: : to start (a motorcycle) by pushing down on a lever with your foot : to cause (something) to start quickly : to give new...
Jillian
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Mermaid Ombre Hair DIY Video: Hey Jillian YouTube Debut!
I had set today as my deadline for starting my YouTube channel, and I made it! Happy solstice y'all; in celebration I present to you my...
Jillian
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Learning to Shut Down My Inner Critic and Keep Moving Through Depression
This is the third installment in my series on my struggles with depression. I’ve talked about using my capsule wardrobe as a coping tool,...
Jillian
May 1, 20174 min read
If You Have This Kind Of Depression, Chances Are You Don't Even Realize It
Yesterday was my first post in a short series on how I am attempting to manage my depression. One of the key steps I have taken is...
Jillian
Apr 29, 20174 min read
How My Capsule Wardrobe Helps Me Manage My Depression
A little over two months ago, my son started sleeping mostly through the night. A month later, I realized that despite getting regular...
Jillian
Apr 27, 20174 min read
We're Going to Have to Factor in Emotional Labor if We Actually Want Work/Life Balance
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I love to cook, and that I make almost all of our meals from scratch. Which is why you will...
Jillian
Mar 22, 20174 min read
Body Hair Attitudes Among the Northern Mama: A Short Study
A few weeks ago I realized that both my armpit and leg hair had grown out quite a bit. Between cold weather and the unpredictable shower...
Jillian
Mar 3, 20174 min read
Music: My Lifeline to My Pre-Motherhood Self
My son is going through a great new phase where he raises one hand above his head while he sways his hips, smoothly dipping at the knee,...
Jillian
Feb 16, 20173 min read
Anxieties of a Chameleon Mom
Me: Hi! Person I have met at least three times: Hi? Me: I’m Jill, I met you ______, and ______, and ______. Person: Oh, I didn’t...
Jillian
Feb 8, 20172 min read
Float Spa: The Ultimate Caregiver Luxury Experience
Imagine nothing and no one touching you for 90 minutes. Imagine holding up nothing, not even your own head, for 90 minutes. Imagine not...
Jillian
Jan 14, 20173 min read
Permission to Style
I know I cannot be the only mom who has felt guilt over taking the time to style my hair or make up, as if these activities lessen my...
Jillian
Jan 9, 20171 min read
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